Welcome to Fetzerton ...

So far, we found very little information about Fetzerton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fetzerton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fetzerton, please Contact Us.

Fetzerton would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.

The location of Fetzerton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fetzerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fetzerton is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Fetzerton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Fetzerton (for example, toward Powells Crossroads), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

If Fetzerton still existed, it would have been in the (423) area code.

Communities near Fetzerton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fetzerton.

• Cleveland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Bradley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Pantertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
  • Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
• Gregory
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
• South Cleveland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
  • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
• Temple Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
  • Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
• Etowah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
  • Etowah is located in McMinn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <5>
• Wildwood Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
  • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
• Belltown Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
  • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
• Tennga
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennga
  • Tennga is located in Murray County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennga <5>
• Hopewell Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
  • Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fetzerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fetzerton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fetzerton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fetzerton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fetzerton. See our Newspapers Page for Fetzerton.

Adding Fetzerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fetzerton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fetzerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fetzerton post office opened in 1883.

We also found Fetzerton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fetzerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/